Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is a broad term that covers many areas of
science, research and technology. In its most basic form, it can be
described as working with things that are small. Things so tiny that
they can't be seen with standard microscopes. The same stuff that has
always been there, but we just couldn't see it. The building blocks of
nature, atoms and molecules. Nano-technology involves understanding
matter at the "nano" scale.

Buckyballs and Nanotubes

A fullerene is any molecule composed entirely of carbon, in the form of
a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube. Spherical fullerenes are also called buckyballs, and
cylindrical ones are called carbon nanotubes or buckytubes.

Because of their unique properties, nanotubes and buckyballs open a
path to many futuristic applications. Because of their size, they pose a risk to human health.

Nanotechnology risks

Ready or not, here it comes. In the next 20 years, nano-technology
will touch the life of nearly every person on the planet. The potential
benefits are mind boggling and brain enhancing. But like many of the
great advancements in earth's history, it is not without risk. Here are
some of the risks posed to society by nanotechnology.

Nanobots

Nanobots do not exist yet, but when they do, futurists predict possible
uses for nanorobots will include molecular manufacturing (nanofactories)
and medical nanobots that steer autonomously through your blood stream
making repairs and guarding against infection.

Nanotechnology and Medicine

Nanomedicine is promising great things, including great advancements in the treatment of cancer. Imagine swarms of nanobots swimming through your veins, repairing cells or attacking viruses. On second thought, get that image out of your mind, it's a bit creepy. Just close your eyes and wait for the healing to begin.

About Jack Hanson

Jack is not your typical future technology blogger. As an early baby boomer, he's lost a bit of his bang. Not intending to be cruel, Facebook recently notified him that his schoolmates at General Equivalency Diploma, really want to be friends again. His yearly income averages just above his monthly urges. In spite of that, or because of it, Jack has a lust for living, a thirst for knowledge and a strong desire to contribute to a better future for all.

A nerdy social misfit with a head full of phobias and a quirky sense of humor, his personality has been described as "Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory--without the genious part."

Jack Hanson is solely responsible for the articles, editing and web design of FutureForAll.org.

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